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Proxima Centauri

Proxima Centauri is a three-year-old who has taken the long route to the winner's enclosure, converting just 1 of 6 career races — roughly 1 in 6 chances — but the horse is trained by Mrs John Harrington, whose yard in Moone, Co Kildare has sent out 52 winners this season alone. That context matters. Getting a run from a yard operating at that kind of volume means Proxima Centauri has earned its place on the roster.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Filly
Father
Circus Maximus
Mother
Alpha Centauri
Owner
Niarchos Family
Official rating
86

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
6
Career races
1
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
412 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

The one win came at Roscommon on 19 August 2025, and the recent form string tells an interesting story: since then the horse has finished 18th, and before that win it was placing consistently — a fifth, a fourth, a third, another fifth. That pattern of hitting the frame without winning is familiar to anyone who follows the sport. The horse was clearly competitive, just not quite finding a way past the one in front. Roscommon was the day it finally did.

Shane Foley has been the regular partner throughout, riding in all 6 races and sharing that single win. The combination knows each other well at this point, for better or worse.

The big question now is the 197-day absence — roughly six months off the track, which is a significant gap for a young horse still finding its feet in the sport. Horses can come back sharper or rustier, and there is no way to know which until the race unfolds. What is worth noting is that the yard sending it back out has the firepower and the experience to have this horse ready. Fifty-two winners in a season is not built on guesswork. When Mrs Harrington's team puts a horse on the track, it tends to mean they believe in it.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 197-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Sep
18th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
19 Aug
🏆 Won
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
19 Jul
5th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 21 runners
11 Oct
4th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
22 Aug
3rd
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
25 Jul
5th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Shane Foley Current jockey
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 13 Sep 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 win 19 Aug 100%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Jul 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Oct 0%